Information Technology

Despite a strong rebound in the first half of 2021, YoY growth in the APAC network security market witnessed a slowdown in Q4 2021. The market achieved a steady YoY growth of 8.2% in Q4 2021, driven by the strong growth in South Korea, ANZ, and Japan. Firewall remained the biggest technology segment; its double-digit year-over-year growth rate o...

This study looks at the impact on demand for streaming solutions in the education market since the pandemic started. Private and public educational institutions do not yet know the full impact of COVID-19 on the learning sector. While many expect a hybrid model to stay and be the norm, constant changes in student behavior will impact the solutions ...

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the remote working trend by at least 20 years in most parts of the United States. To enable remote workers, digital transformation initiatives that were intended to be rolled out over a period of years instead occurred within weeks or months. In the process, security issues were initially pushed aside or ignored al...

The primary goal of this research is to establish how OTT platforms, publishers, and broadcasters think about optimizing video delivery. The study looks at which enhanced experiences are the most important and across which devices customers are most interested in deploying them. With consumers having more choices than ever when it comes to vide...

In a customer survey of 1,210 IT and telecom decision-makers around the world and across verticals (with 58% of respondents in a senior management position), improving customer experience is ranked as the top business objective in 2022, followed closely by improving brand equity. Companies recognize that maintaining brand loyalty becomes increasing...

High-speed broadband services, continued penetration of advanced mobile devices that encourage developments in the cellular machine-to-machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) markets, and the resurgence of unlimited mobile plans are the top drivers of the North American mobile communications market. This tracker presents the metrics for Tier I m...

The year 2021 was pivotal for contact centers. Organizations grappled with the continual challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic while working to meet customer demand for efficient service and an improved customer experience (CX). The contact center and CX landscape was severely affected by the disruptions caused by the pandemic, which accel...

As enterprises increase their use of both cloud and physical infrastructures to support a digital business, they require tools that enable easy, efficient, and consistent management of all environments. As such, hybrid cloud management platforms have evolved to provide common functionality across infrastructures, architectures, and vendors. For pla...

A perfect storm of innovation occurs when unforeseen events or circumstances challenge human nature. Fall into a hole and you’ll find your way out. Take a truckload of lemons and go into the lemonade business. The English language is certainly peppered with colloquialisms that reflect this: “Desperate times call for desperate measures.” “...